MENDOCINO Co., 12/2/20 — Six Round Valley residents have been charged with first degree murder, kidnapping and torture in the slaying of a Covelo couple, with one of the six suspects still not in custody as of Wednesday.

Joseph Joshua Hoaglen, 37, Samson Musellini Little Bear Joaquin, 23, Britton Leonard Azbill, Sr., 61, David Lee Joaquin, Jr., 26, Janet Faye Azbill Jr., 34 and Joaquina Patrice Joaquin are all charged. Joaquina Patrice Joaquin had not been arrested by authorities as of late Wednesday afternoon. 

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Frank Hartzell is a freelancer reporter and an occasional correspondent for The Mendocino Voice. He has published more than 10,000 news articles since his first job in Houston in 1986. He is the recipient...